If there's only one number for string tension, is that tension for main or cross?

[MetalOrange]

hi LazyBuddy & illutionistpro,

hey guys i know what i want and i always say i wanted 28/30 for badminton w/ bg66 and 62/64 for my tennis racquets (w/ luxilon alu power). my purpose are: to tighten the mains and to maintain string tension a tad longer. now, i stick to my feeling that a 28/30 or 62/64 will always feel closer to 28 or 62 personally. weaving the crosses does not uniformly tighten the whole bed by a pound although logically and mathematically speaking it is correct.

obviously, there are many roads to rome if that's what we are getting here at. however, the initial query was: if there is only one number. as it turns out different people have different defaults.

MetalOrange

[petert1401]

The actual numbers are pretty much irrelevant if you stay with the same stringer and the stringer is consistent in their methods.

If you know that when you ask for your racquet to be strung at 25 lbs, it comes back at the tension you prefer to play with, it really doesn't matter whether it's actually 23, 25, or 27 lbs. Who cares? Just ask for your next one to be 25 lbs and you'll like that one too

Unless you change stringers of course...

FWIW, if I'm asked for 24, I string at 22x24.

[kakinami]

Originally Posted by BJOOI

I just asked the yonex professional stringer from the just concluded World Junior championship in Malaysia and was informed that he strung main and cross with the same tension. Ie:30lbs means both sides also strung at 30lbs.

I agree!!! That is what the Yonex stringer for US Open says.

[kakinami]

Originally Posted by illusionistpro

Im with lazy buddy on this one, if some one asks for 25 i give them 24x26. I also tell them, im doing 24x26 so they know.



I havent come across any tournament stringers that do this...I think you may be mistaking their electronic system with a crank system. An electronic will feel about 2 lbs tighter, but most pro's know what machines their stringers are working with. I remember I saw a stringing chart for several pros and many of them had specific tensions for crank vs elec.

A good rule of thumb is know what you want done on your own racket so that if you have to go to another stringer than your regular home stringer you can get the same relative work done. If im asked for 25 and i say ok "ill do 24x26" and they respond or even precede me saying they want 25 all around, thats fine too, im just here to please

I would have to say your "Crank" Machine would have to be 2 lbs looser than an electric. An Electric is consistant so the crank would not be as true.